BARRON COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports a weekend black bear attack that severely injured a woman in western Wisconsin is the state’s 15th bear attack resulting in human injuries in the last 12 years.

A 69-year-old woman was attacked by a black bear in her backyard near the town of Comstock in Barron County this weekend, prompting an ongoing search for the animal.